Ponapean Language Course Book- Vocab Flashcards
(233 cards)
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A
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-Da
A
Upwards (Used with verbs)
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-di
A
Downwards
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-do
A
Here, towards the speaker
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-e
A
This (pwihke This pig) (Turns (vi) into (vt), tungoale)
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-Ehr
A
(Perfect tense (Completed action))
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-En
A
By you or near you (Pwihken, that pig by you)
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-ie
A
Me
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-iei
A
Outwards
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-Irail
A
them (plural)
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-iuk -uhk
A
You( Your age or younger, obj. penoun)
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ketin
A
(always followed by a verb)
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-ki
A
For (With verbs it permits expression of an instrument)
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-Kitail
A
us (Plural)
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-la
A
There, away from you and me
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-n
A
Of
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-o
A
That, away from you and me (pwihko, that pig)
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-o
A
That away from you and me
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-ong -ehng -ieng -ki
A
For
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-pene
A
Together, toward each other
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-te
A
still, just, okay (Rahn kaunopte dat to remind still)
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-wei
A
There, towards you
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Ah, Nah
A
Him, her, its (3rd person sing., poss. classif)
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Ahi
A
My (common)
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Ahneki
TO have, to own
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Ahpw
But
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Aht
Our (Not incl. one you address)
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Ak-
demonstrating
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Ale
To take, to get (Vt.)
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Alu
to walk
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Amwail
Your (plural)
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taman
to recall, to remember
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Anahne
To need, to require
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Apw
And then; really
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Arail, ahr
Their (Plural)
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Atail
Our (Plural)
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Audepe
Content, subject matter
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Da
What
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Dahkot
What is
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Dahme
What (Interrog)
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Dahme karehda
Why (Interrog, lit. what causes)
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Dahme ke
why (Interrog)
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Dahr
Quick in motion (Adj.)
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De
Or
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Diar
To find
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Dil
To go through, pass into, penetrate (vi. neut)
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Doare
To save from harm (vt.)
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Dou
To climb
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Duwe
Condition, nature, manner
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Duwen
-n=...Of
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E
He, she, it (Subject pronoun)
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Eh
(An interjection signifying comprehension)
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Ei
My (In Bible)
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Pein
On one's own; self (Adj.)
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En
Of, in relation to
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Eng-
to reach for
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Eri
Well, then, thus
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Pohnese
To acknowledge, to show consideration
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I
I
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Ia duwen
How (Lit. what nature of)
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Iahd
When(interr.)
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Iang
To go with, join, participate, attend
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Iet, ie
Here, by em (Sing.)
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Ih
He, she, it (Indepent pronoun)
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Ihr
They (Plural); You (Honorific)
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Ihs
Who (Interrog)
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Irail, re
They (Plural)
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Ire
Condition, state (Of a person or thing)
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Iren
Condition of, state of
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Iroir
To look (afar)
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Iuk, uhk
You( Your age or younger, obj. penoun)
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Ka-
To make;to cause (somethng)
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ka-
cause to be
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Kadehde
To witness, testify, perceive with certainty
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kadek
kind, generou
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Kahrehda
To cause, to be the reason for
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Kahrepe
Cause, reason, purpose
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Kahwehwe
To explain, to translate
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Kaiahn
To train, to drill, to exercise (vi)
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Kaiden
Not (Negates equational sentences)
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Kak
Can
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Kakehle
To strengthen (Vt.)
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Kamadipw
To feast
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Kamawiala
To solve
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Kamehlele
To verify, to believe to be true
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Kamwakel
To clean
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Kamwakid
To move, to shake
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kan
(Also akan, demonstrative modifier, those, by you)
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Kapahrek
To give a speech or sermon (Vi.)
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Kapasa
To fasten, to affix
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Kapwaiada
To fulfil
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Kasale-
To show, to make known
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Kasik
to expect, to await
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Kaun
To lead, to direct, to rule (Vi.)
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Kaunop-
To perpare, to warn, to remind
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Kawala
To make new again (Vi)
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Kawehla
to break, to ruin, destroy
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Kaweid
To lead, guide;to set an example for;to advise;to explain
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ke
You (Subj, pronoun, sing.)
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keieng ekis
Later on (parting saying)
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Keirida
To grow up, to progress (Vi.)
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Keren
Near, close (adj.)
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Kesihnen
To stand
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Ket-
(A verbal root of mation, honorific)
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Kih-
To give
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Kiht
We (exclusive, indp. pronoun)
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Kilang
TO see, discern, oberve
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Kin
aspect marker, a thing done habitually
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Kisehn
Part of
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Kita
We (dual, Subj. pronoun, indp. pronoun)
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Kitail
We, us (plural)
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ko
(Also oko, demonstrative modifier, those, away from you and me)
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Koasoai
To tell, discuss
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Koasoane
To organize, arrange
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Koh-
To come or go
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Kohp
To prophesy
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Kohsang
Came from
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Kol
To hold
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Koluhla
To repent
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Kommoal
To rest
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Komw
You (Hon., subj pronoun)
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Komw
You (Hon.,Subj. prnoun
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Komwi
You (Hon, Indep pronoun)
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Kowe, also Koh
You (Indep. pronoun)
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Kumwa
you (Dual) -kumwa
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Kumwail
You (plural) -Kumwail
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Kumwisekala
To fall
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Kupwur
will, intention, desire
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Kupwurki
To agree, to like (Hon. vt.)
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Kupwurohki
To care about (Hon., vt.)
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lel
to reach, to arrive at
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lelohng
arrive
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leme
to believe or suspect
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li-
given to
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Likuwur
to call
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lohdi
To be conquered, captured, overcome
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lohk
To spread news around
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loi-
To arrive at the location, to appear on scene
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lok
to suffer
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Luke
To invite
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Ma
If
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Madamadau
To think, to consider
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Mahsanih
To say, to see
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Maiauda
To be relieved, freed
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Masak
To be afraid of, to fear
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Me
One (Pronoun, (this, the) one)
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Medewe
To think, to consider
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Meh
Thing
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Meh
Thing
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Mehkot
Something, anything
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Mehn
Thing of, one of (Mehn Wei)
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Mehnia
Which
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Men
To want
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Met
This one;here;now
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mi
to be exist ( a locative verb)
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Mie
To exist (An existential verb)
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Mwadong
to plat, to take recreation
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Mwakid
To move
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Mweimwei
To allow, to permit
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Mweseisei
To make noise, to disturb
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Mwesel
To leave, to depart
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Nan
In
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Nda
To say
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Nei Malek
My chicken, book, child
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ngehi
I (Indep. Pronoun)
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Ni werei
My (object, for larger object)
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Ni weromw
Your (Object)
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Ni, nin
At, to, when (?)
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Nim
to drink
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Nomwa
Your (Dual)
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Noumw
Your (Sing.)
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Noumw Malek
Your chicken
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Noumwail
Your (Plural)
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Nsenohki
To take care of; to be concerned about; to take an interest in
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Oh
and
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Omw, ahmw
Your (sing.)
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Ong
To
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Onop
To study, to prepare
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Pahn
Will
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Pakadeik
To be questioned
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Pelian
To compete for
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Pid
To pertain to , to concern
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Pil
Also
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Pokon
To be assembled together
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Pwe
Because, since, but, so that
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Pwehn
Because of, or, too also
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Pweida
To be successful
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Pwek
To lift, to adopt
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pwekida
Why (Always a one word sentence)
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pwur
TO return
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Pwurehng
TO repeat, to do again
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Pwehki
Because, on account of
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rapahki
to search for
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Re
You (Hon., subj pronoun)
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Rehmw
You (Single only ina question)
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Rehmwa
You (Dual only in a question)
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Rehmwi
You (Plural only in a question)
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Rehmwi
With you
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Rehn
With
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rit-
To open or close
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riting
To open or close
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rong
to hear, to listen
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sa-
not to be
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samwalahr
to depart
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Sang
From
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sansal
1. clear, evident obvious
2. portriat;poster
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sapwellime
His, her, its (Hon.,poss. class)
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Se
We (exclusive, subj, pronoun)
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sehre
To bring along
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sehse
To not know
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sewese
To help assist (Vt.) Sawas (n.)
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Soahng
What kind (adj.)
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song
to try
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sou-
not, the opposite of
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soun-
an expert at, practitioner of
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tapiada, tapihda
To begin, to start
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Tehk
To notice
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Teikan
Other
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Tep
To start, to begin
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Tohrohr
To be special, independent
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tungoal
to consume, to eat
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uhdi
to stop ( of moving, working object)
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Wehk
To confess, to reveal, to disclose
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Wehwe
To be understood
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Wehwehki
To know of (Something)
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Wet
This one
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wia
To do
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Wiahda
to make, to become, to turn into
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Wiahla
To make, to become, to turn into
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Wiawi
To happen, to occur
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Wikpeseng
To be different
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Wiliakapwala
To be repentant
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Wini
To make medicine
